Paintings and aerial photos
The image above shows silting caused by winter waves or leeching from newly formed land. Coral reefs in those areas are still mostly barren from porites or other hard coral.… Read more “archives”
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Hulakai damaged coral reef
The sailboat Hulakai broke from its mooring and ran aground on top of coral reef in the Kawaihae Harbor as seen this afternoon. Unfortunately, the reef inside the harbor is rich with coral colonies and is much more healthier than on the outside. The boat grounded itself in the shallowest part of the reef ranging from 1 ft-6 ft underwater at low tide. … Read more “Hulakai damaged coral reef”
Status of Kawaihae Reef inner harbor 9.4.2016
Kawaihae Reef inner harbor condition as seen May 2014. August 17, 2015 flash flood in this area covered the entire inner harbor reef with silt. A major global bleaching 2015 event has just begun for the Kawaihae Reef when the runoff smothered this reef. Normally, corals in the protected harbor were very healthy and dense, in contrast to outside the break wall.… Read more “Status of Kawaihae Reef inner harbor 9.4.2016”